Ballplay, Alabama

Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,580 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Ballplay, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Ballplay
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Ballplay
Ballplay (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°03′31″N 85°48′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
Area
 • Total23.74 sq mi (61.48 km2)
 • Land23.55 sq mi (61.00 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 • Total279
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID113428[4]

History

Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play stickball at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes.[5] A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[6]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Ballplay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Goodson, Mike (2011). Haunted Etowah County, Alabama. The History Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-60949-360-8.
  6. "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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